Party leaders make front pages

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There is little consensus over the top story of the day but the leaders of the two main parties make the front pages.

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7010508.ece">Times reports that Gordon Brown will commit Labour to billions of pounds of extra defence spending</a> - including two new aircraft carriers.

Burglars "leave their human rights at the door", the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/">Daily Telegraph</a> has David Cameron as saying.

The paper says the Conservative leader reiterated his party's position over householders who defend themselves.

Heightened tensions

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/31/iran-nuclear-us-missiles-gulf">Guardian says that Barack Obama is deploying a missile shield</a> to protect allies in the Gulf from attack by Iran.

Tension between the US and Tehran heightened dramatically following the disclosure, says the paper.

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7121495/US-bolsters-defences-of-Irans-Gulf-neighbours.html">Daily Telegraph says the Obama administration has increased warship patrols</a> amid growing fears of a missile strike by the Iranian regime.

It indicates the US is set to embark on a bid to win another round of sanctions against Iran, the Telegraph continues.

Bright future

Andy Murray's disappointment of losing the Australian Open final is captured by photographs in all the papers.

Charlie Wyett in the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/tennis/2832922/So-tear-and-yet-so-far.html">Sun says no one could have beaten Roger Federer,</a> not even Agassi or Nadal in their prime.

Neil Squires of the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/155425/Andy-loss-is-a-crying-shame">Daily Express predicts that Murray will, ultimately, have his moment of glory.</a>

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/tennis/2010/01/31/andy-murray-defeated-by-roger-federer-in-australian-open-final-115875-22008862/">Daily Mirror also looks forward to the future,</a> saying: "We're confident it won't be long before the British tennis star is weeping tears of joy."

Real world

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/c4-sends-the-cameras-in-to-notting-hill-to-explore-unknown-reality-show-territory-1885150.html">Independent reveals details of a reality TV show</a> which Channel 4 hopes will fill the gap left by Big Brother.

Provisionally entitled Notting Hill, the programme will follow 10 people in west London, distilling their lives into a weekly hour-long show.

It will not be a competition - the producer describes it as a documentary, with the structure of a soap opera.

He says he is looking for people who will be "authentic" and who will not just use the show to become famous.